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The best cheap gaming headsets in 2024
By Dave Meikleham last updated
Get a competitive edge on a budget with the best cheap gaming headsets.
DVD Quality Video on a Camera Phone?
By TG Publishing Team published
Throw away that mega-buck video camera. If Mike Hodgkinson, Director of Rob Dickinson's "Oceans" music video is right, all you need to make it to MTV or VH1 is Nokia's N93 camera phone. See the video and the making-of video, as well as a slideshow featuring the N93.
Hardware Router Need To Know 2006
By TG Publishing Team published
Everyone with a high-speed Internet connection needs a router. So why not learn how to choose the one that best meets your needs? We've updated and expanded our classic Hardware Router Need To Know to help you do just that!
HP DV1000T Is Happy In The Office Or The Den
By TG Publishing Team published
MobilityGuru takes its first look at a mobile computer with Intel's GMA 950 integrated graphics processor, HP's Core Duo DV1000T laptop. How does the GMA 950 compare with the older GMA 900 technology? And, what's the DV1000T like?
QuickView: NETGEAR GS108 ProSafe 8 Port Gigabit Desktop Switch
By TG Publishing Team published
If you've been looking for a gigabit switch for SOHO use that supports jumbo frames, your search could soon be over. NETGEAR is rolling the feature into this consumer-priced gigabit switch for no extra cost. But getting your hands on upgraded product will be tricky in the short term.
How To: Manually Setting Up the Linksys WRE54G Wireless-G Range Expander
By TG Publishing Team published
Linksys' WRE54G Wireless-G Range Expander [reviewed here] is a WDS-based 802.11b / g repeater that Linksys says works only with its WAP54G access point and WRT54G and WRT54GS wireless routers. But with a little effort, you can get it to function with any 802.11b or g product that supports WDS-based bridging and/or repeating.
How To: Setting up WDS Bridging / Repeating
By TG Publishing Team published
Many 802.11g products now come equipped with WDS bridging and repeating capabilities, but getting them set up isn't as easy as it should be. This ProblemSolver will first review the basics of WDS and compare it to previous bridging methodologies. We'll then provide some tips to help you maximize your chances of WDS success.
ASUS WL-330 Pocket Wireless Access Point reviewed
By TG Publishing Team published
At first glance, you might dismiss ASUS' tiny WL-330 as a wireless toy, but you'd be wrong. This mighty-mite packs good performance, WDS bridging / repeating and Ethernet-to-wireless adapter capabilities into a package that's sure to lend itself to some creative uses.
How To: One Internet connection - Two Private LANs
By TG Publishing Team published
There are times when having two separate networks - both sharing the same Internet connection - can come in handy. For example, I recently helped a community center with its network setup. They needed to provide Internet connection to tenants who were renting space, in addition to their own shared Internet. They also shared a number of folders on the network, but weren't too careful about password protecting the shares.
How We Test 802.11b and 11g Wireless LAN Products
By TG Publishing Team published
We use Ixia's free Qcheck utility and IxChariot network peformance evaluation program to put wireless network gear through their paces. We use the simple test setup pictured below to run our tests under four different conditions.
How To: Setting up File and Printer sharing between two routers
By TG Publishing Team published
We often hear from people who have two (or more!) routers in their LAN and are trying to get Microsoft File and Printer sharing running among all their computers. This ProblemSolver will explain why this doesn't work by default and provide some suggestions for working around the problem.
How To: Getting VPN to work through NAT firewalls
By TG Publishing Team published
If you can't get your VPN to work through a firewall, you may be able to open some ports in your router’s firewall to get your VPN connection made.
How to Diagnose and Fix an Internet Connection Problem
By TG Publishing Team published
This is one of the most frustrating problems that a broadband user faces. The ISP will probably blame the router. The router vendor will probably blame the ISP. The solution usually lies somewhere in between, but no one seems to want to help.
2.4 GHz Antenna Gain vs. Range Table
By TG Publishing Team published
Ranges are based on ideal outdoor conditions and using standard Lucent Technologies accessories. The distances referenced here are approximations and should be used for estimation purposes only.
Qcheck - A FREE Network Testing Utility
By TG Publishing Team published
You do have to fill out a form to request the download because Ixia hopes that you'll like what you see and want to buy the full-featured Chariot, but that's a small price to pay for such a handy tool
How To: Fixing DNS problems
By TG Publishing Team published
The inability to open a website by name usually indicates a DNS (Domain Name System) problem. DNS is the service that converts the website URL, i.e. www.yahoo.com into the IP address that is needed for actual communication.
A Guide to Router Hardware Terminology
By TG Publishing Team published
Even though you have our general recommendations, you should still understand the features you're likely to find in your router, and what they do.
How We Test SPI+NAT Routers
By TG Publishing Team published
Some consumer-focused routers have for some time claimed to use Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) in their firewalls. But the recent generation of boxes based on the ADMtek 5106 Home Gateway Controller, (which was purchased by Conexant and is now the Conexant CX84200 Network Processor) seem to really be using SPI, or at least, doing something differently than their previously-released brethren. The telltale signs of this new generation of routers seem to be a significant reduction in measured throughput when the LAN test client is put in the router's DMZ, and problems in completing UDP streaming tests under normal Qcheck test conditions.
D-Link AirPlus Enhanced 2.4 GHz Wireless Access Point Review
By TG Publishing Team published
TI-based 802.11b access point with '22Mbps' mode when used with other AirPlus products.Has bridging and wireless repeating features & can act as an Ethernet client adapter. No WEP enabled throughput penalty, best case speed only about 7Mbps.
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